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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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David Cullinane Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her current policy on the colocation of the Rotunda Hospital; the amount spent to date on colocation planning, including any preliminary stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17627/26]
Charles Ward Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
2. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health whether she will commission a study on the health impacts of prolonged exposure to mould and damp in homes impacted by defective concrete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18050/26]
David Cullinane Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
3. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to bring forward legislation to enhance the powers of the Dental Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17628/26]
David Cullinane Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
4. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans for a new cancer strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17629/26]
Martin Daly Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
5. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of linear accelerators currently in use for radiotherapy services in the State; their age profile, including the number over 20 years old; the recommended replacement age for such equipment; and whether a rolling procurement and replacement programme is in place. [18169/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
6. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her views on whether gender-based violence should be ground for disqualification of a medical professional; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17502/26]
Sean Fleming Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
7. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health her plans for a new GP contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17324/26]
Paul Murphy Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department has refused to grant the health card requested by survivors of institutional abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17734/26]
John Clendennen Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
9. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any analysis or action plan currently being considered in terms of additional healthcare capacity in the midlands, in particular elective care capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17322/26]
Joe Neville Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
10. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the number of GP practices or primary care centres that have been introduced in north Kildare since 2020; the number due to be opened in 2026 that are known; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17744/26]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
11. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the Government strategy to raise awareness of haemochromatosis. [17294/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
12. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people in the south Lee area awaiting paediatric and juvenile primary care psychology; the number waiting over six months, 12 months and two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17839/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
13. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will allow the home support service in Donegal to resume recruitment for healthcare assistants to address the growing waiting list for the service in the county.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17182/26]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
14. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the strategies in place to tackle the high levels of osteoporosis and fracture falls in Ireland. [17293/26]
Marie Sherlock Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
15. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have applied for and who have travelled abroad under the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17509/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
16. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of persons nationally, broken down per HSE region, who are awaiting home support hours; the average waiting time involved; the efforts the HSE are making in recruiting home support workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16273/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
17. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the latest data from the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17519/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
18. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that emergency ambulance responses to clinical status 1 purple and red calls exceeding 60 minutes represent a patient safety failure; when she first became aware that such extreme delays are not included in published National Ambulance Service performance indicators; whether she considers a system acceptable in which more than half of red life-t…
Barry Heneghan Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
19. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current national and regional capacity for community based diagnostic services, including MRI, CT and X ray, within hospital groups serving north Dublin; the plans in place to expand this capacity in order to reduce pressure on acute hospitals such as Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17675/26]
Martin Kenny Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
20. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she will provide funding for an emergency mental health unit for Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17289/26]
John Paul O'Shea Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
21. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of approved general practitioner posts currently vacant in Cork; the measures being taken to recruit and retain GPs, particularly in rural areas of Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16272/26]
Peter Roche Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
22. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered introducing an early access scheme for people living with rare diseases to access EMA-approved orphan medicines; if such an early access scheme will include orphan medicines products licensed for non-oncology conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17621/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
23. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed health capital developments for older people services in Kilkenny in 2026; if she is confident that all timeframes and deadlines for these will be met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17206/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
24. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the projected timeline for the utilisation of the €750,000 allocated to external providers to address paediatric long waiters on the community audiology waiting list; the criteria for selecting children to be seen under this initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17542/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
25. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to increase the provision of ambulance services in the east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17705/26]